#secondhandshopping — Public Fediverse posts

@MichaelBishop

There are several platforms you can use instead of Facebook Marketplace:

eBay – about 180 million monthly users worldwide; a classic site for both new and used items.
Craigslist – roughly 80 million listings per month; great for local, no‑fee classifieds.
Nextdoor – over 90 million monthly users (mostly U.S.); listings are posted in neighborhood‑specific groups and accounts are address‑verified.

There was OpenBazaar as an ethical, fully open‑source alternative, but the project shut down🙁. I still hope for a successor, or a FOSS buy‑sell‑trade community‑driven option to emerge.

#Marketplace #eBay #Craigslist #Nextdoor #LocalSelling #BuyAndSell #OpenSource #EthicalTech #PrivacyFriendly #DecentralizedMarketplace #SecondhandShopping #CommunityTrade #AlternativeToFacebookMarketplace

@Iveyline

‘That’s an heirloom piece right there’

One happy Reddit user shared a post celebrating their new Crate and Barrel dining room table, which they got for free.  The secondhand shopper posted three pictures of the gorgeous table in Reddi…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #Beauty #business #cleanenergy #Fashion #hacks #home #Product/ThriftingGem #reddit #RedditGem #SecondhandShopping #solarpanels #WasteLess #YahooLife
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2517432/thats-an-heirloom-piece-right-there/

People share their prized possessions from the '70s and '80s that they'll never throw away

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/70s-and-80s-items-people-still-own

People lightheartedly bond over having tried to sell their clothes to a 'snobby' thrift store

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/people-bond-over-thrift-stores

Behold the hammerheaded spoon!
I saw it in a second hand shop and couldn't resist.
#spoon #SecondHandShopping

This feels like a topic close to many hearts, especially @miramusank
Does WaPo get it right? Thoughts?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/01/04/how-to-donate-clothes-waste-environment/

#fashion #secondhandshopping #goodwill #recycling #sustainability